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The History of Our Avery's Fields
In the beginning, God created heaven and earth…
Strike that. That seems to be in dispute in some circles.
Earth was created about the year… No, forget that too. We are still a few million years apart from agreement here too.
Avery's Fields residents are direct descendents of…. Oops, we really better not go there either.
However: In the beginning, which in this case was about 1993, developer Don Rodgers created (if you will pardon the pun) Creative Real Estate, Inc. which, in turn, created our plots of heaven and earth here in Avery's Fields. About 1993, he negotiated the sale of the Deemer family farm which had been worked for many generations by the family. The family was willing to retire from farming but not ready to leave the property so, to this day, the Deemer descendents still occupy the three houses in Avery's Fields along Klein Road and the home on Powell Road with the swimming pool and horses that we see when descending into the gulch heading south toward Rochester Road. Part of the purchase agreement was that the streets in the plan would be named after Deemer family members. Can't blame the Deemers for not wanting to leave here, can you? Rodgers has continued developing so if you shop, eat, or sleep in Cranberry, Don has likely developed the place.
The first home in the plan was 113 Avery's Way (lot 107) where Joe and Renae DiSalvo built in 1994 so they could watch where their money was coming from. They had the agreement to sell all the lots through a company that will not be named since Joe and Renae are now with ReMax Realty. The second was at 123 Avery's Way where Don Rodgers built so he could be near his lake/pond/fish hole/ retention pond/flood control/goose area. The first home in Phase II was at 335 Deemers Drive where Bob (Lucky) and Patty (Mrs. Lucky) MacZura moved just in time for the 1995 Christmas Party.
The first home owners association meetings were held in the Rodgers game room - until we outgrew it. Things like the barn, the open space, and bus shelters were discussed. (We didn't know what to do with the barn back then, either). Our huge expanse of open space was a requirement of the township at the time. The open space hay got cut twice each summer so you must appreciate the progress since then. Of course, the township has now diametrically reversed the open concept to design the Retro Town Plan scheduled to start along Powell Road this fall.
Subsequent history will be added as it occurs.
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